Very tasty and tender! I usually use half white sugar and half brown sugar. If you don't like the salty taste, try reducing the *amount* of soy sauce--I've found that the "reduced sodium" soy sauce is still very salty-tasting, especially cooked. The sauce will make your kitchen smell bad if you take the crockpot cover off too many times while cooking--the tomato sauce tends to burn a bit along the sides and gives off an acidic odor--but it won't affect the flavor of the meat. I just leave it covered until done. ;-)

I've used a very similar recipe for years, but I don't make this cake in layers; I blend together the pudding, whipped topping, cream cheese mixture, and half the crushed oreos, leaving out the butter entirely. It makes a luscious "Dirt Cake" for potlucks and picnics!

Simple, tasty bread! Thanks for the recipe! If you're having problems with your bread, here are some things to consider: 1. Double-check the settings on your bread machine--and if you've never used it before, be aware that your first loaf will probably be a "throw-away" loaf (don't worry, it's not you, it's the machine). 2. Check your ingredients. They should be at room temperature when added, not cold--especially the yeast. Also, if your yeast is not fresh enough, your bread may not rise enough, or at all. 3. If the top of your bread consistently falls, check the seal on your bread machine, or try setting it in an area that has no drafts. Failing that, you can adjust the ingredient amounts, using the recipes given by the manufacturer as a guide. 4. Be sure you're using BREAD flour, not "all-purpose." Bread flour has added gluten, which helps the rising and the texture of the bread. 5. Don't expect this to come out tasting or feeling like purchased sandwich bread or those "brown-and-serve" breads. It won't. HTH!